Dead at age 53

534 Notable deaths

Princess Elisabeth of Hesse and by Rhine

German princess, russian grand duchess, and canonized holy martyr; elder sister of alexandra feodorovna.

Born November 1st, 1864 in Darmstadt.

Died July 18th, 1918 at 53 years old in Alapayevsk (ballistic trauma).

Jay Adams

American skateboarder.

Born February 3rd, 1961 in Los Angeles.

Died August 15th, 2014 at 53 years old in Puerto Escondido (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Jack Nance

American actor (1943–1996).

Born December 21st, 1943 in Boston.

Died December 30th, 1996 at 53 years old in South Pasadena (hematoma). [ref]

Aimee Semple McPherson

Canadian-american evangelist and media celebrity (1890-1944).

Born October 9th, 1890 in South-West Oxford.

Died September 27th, 1944 at 53 years old in Oakland (drug overdose).

Siniša Mihajlović

Serbian football player and manager (1969–2022).

Born February 20th, 1969 in Vukovar.

Died December 16th, 2022 at 53 years old in Rome (leukemia). [ref]

Emmy Noether

German mathematician.

Born March 23rd, 1882 in Erlangen. [ref]

Died April 14th, 1935 at 53 years old in Bryn Mawr (ovarian cyst).

Daphne Caruana Galizia

Maltese journalist and blogger.

Born August 26th, 1964 in Sliema. [ref]

Died October 16th, 2017 at 53 years old in Bidnija (car bomb). [ref]

Paul Shenar

American actor (1936-1989).

Born February 12th, 1936 in Milwaukee.

Died October 11th, 1989 at 53 years old in West Hollywood (death from AIDS-related complications).

Aaron Kosminski

Polish barber, prime jack the ripper suspect.

Born September 11th, 1865 in Kłodawa.

Died March 24th, 1919 at 53 years old in London (gangrene).

Martin Crowe

New zealand cricketer (1962-2016).

Born September 22nd, 1962 in Waitakere City.

Died March 3rd, 2016 at 53 years old in Auckland (lymphoma).

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Do not fear death so much but rather the inadequate life. Bertolt Brecht